Obituaries

E. Cecelia Garcia
1945 - 2009
Topeka

Topeka — Mass of Christian Burial for E. Cecelia Garcia, 64, Topeka, will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Topeka. Burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Topeka.Mrs. Garcia died Friday, July 31, 2009, at the Cancer Treatment Center in Tulsa, Okla.She was born April 15, 1945, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Glenn and Martha Flores Garcia.Mrs. Garcia was an administrative secretary for Westar Energy. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, where she was a volunteer. She also volunteered for various other organizations.She married Manuel Richard Garcia on June 27, 1964, in Lawrence. He died Dec. 15, 2008.Survivors include her mother, Topeka; a son, Marc R. Garcia, Topeka; two daughters, Marci R. Garcia, Topeka, and Melissa R. Stueve, Eudora; three brothers, Danny Garcia, Lawrence, Bobby Garcia, Topeka, and Michael Garcia, Lawrence; a sister, Teresa Gutierrez, Topeka; and four grandchildren.Friends may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday at the church, where a rosary will be prayed at 7 p.m.The family suggests memorials to the church, sent in care of the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW Sixth Ave., Topeka, KS 66603.Online condolences may be sent at brennanmathenafh.com.